体坛英语资讯：Spain s Supreme Court confirms Messi fraud sentence: judicial source
<p><span word="MADRID">MADRID</span>, <span word="May">May</span> 24-- <span word="Spain">Spain</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Supreme">Supreme</span> <span word="Court">Court</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="Lionel">Lionel</span> <span word="Messi">Messi</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="fraud">fraud</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span> <span word="upholding">upholding</span> <span word="the">the</span> 21-<span word="month">month</span> <span word="jail">jail</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="FC">FC</span> <span word="Barcelona">Barcelona</span> <span word="player">player</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="million">million</span> <span word="euro">euro</span> <span word="fine">fine</span>, <span word="judicial">judicial</span> <span word="sources">sources</span> <span word="reported">reported</span>.</p><p><span word="Messi">Messi</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="appeal">appeal</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="thrown">thrown</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Spanish">Spanish</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="although">although</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="suspended">suspended</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Spanish">Spanish</span> <span word="law">law</span>, <span word="those">those</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="criminal">criminal</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="serve">serve</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="jail">jail</span>.</p><p><span word="Messi">Messi</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="father">father</span>, <span word="Jorge">Jorge</span> <span word="Horario">Horario</span> <span word="Messi">Messi</span>, <span word="had">had</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="punishment">punishment</span> <span word="reduced">reduced</span> <span word="to">to</span> 15 <span word="months">months</span> <span word="jail">jail</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Messi">Messi</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="defrauded">defrauded</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span>.</p><p><span word="Jorge">Jorge</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="son">son</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="guilty">guilty</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="fraud">fraud</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="July">July</span> 2016 <span word="on">on</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="counts">counts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="fraud">fraud</span> <span word="between">between</span> 2007 <span word="and">and</span> 2009. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="accused">accused</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span>, <span word="Switzerland">Switzerland</span>, <span word="Belize">Belize</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Uruguay">Uruguay</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="avoid">avoid</span> <span word="paying">paying</span> <span word="taxes">taxes</span> <span word="on">on</span> 4.16 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="euros">euros</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Messi">Messi</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="income">income</span> <span word="earned">earned</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="contracts">contracts</span> <span word="related">related</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="player">player</span> <span word="image">image</span> <span word="rights">rights</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="player">player</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="insisted">insisted</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="managed">managed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="trusted">trusted</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="chosen">chosen</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="manage">manage</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="issues">issues</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="truth">truth</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>, "<span word="as">as</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="explained">explained</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="devoted">devoted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="football">football</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="trusted">trusted</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="father">father</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="trusted">trusted</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lawyers">lawyers</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="chosen">chosen</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="things">things</span>."</p>
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